Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) in Finance degree builds financial management skills.
Delivery Mode
Traditional (on campus)
Curriculum
The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.
| Course | Credits |
| Freshman Year | |
| First Semester | 16 |
| ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 181 College Algebra | 3 |
| UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| General Education Courses/Electives | 6 |
| Second Semester | 15 |
| BUS 281 Management Science I | 3 |
| ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 211 Business Writing I | 3 |
| PSY 100 General Psychology | 3 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Sophomore Year | |
| Third Semester | 15 |
| ACC 200 Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 242 Business Law I | 3 |
| CDC 101 Public Speaking | 3 |
| MAT 225 Business Statistics | 3 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Fourth Semester | 15 |
| ACC 321 Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 381 Management Science II | 3 |
| MGT 300 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 300 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Junior Year | |
| Fifth Semester | 15 |
| FIN 301 Financial Management | 3 |
| MIS 201 Management Info Sys | 3 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 6 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Sixth Semester | 15 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 9 |
| General Education Course/Electives | 6 |
| Senior Year | |
| Seventh Semester | 15 |
| BUS 499 Integrated Strat. Capstone | 3 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 9 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Eighth Semester | 15 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 9 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 6 |
| Total | 120 |
Program Requirements
Business Core Courses (30 credits)
- ACC 200 Financial Accounting
- ACC 321 Managerial Accounting
- BUS 242 Business Law I
- BUS 381 Management Science II
- BUS 499 Integrated Strategic Capstone
- ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
- FIN 301 Financial Management
- MGT 300 Principles of Management
- MKT 300 Principles of Marketing
Required Major Courses (18 credits)
- FIN 302 Adv. Financial Management
- FIN 304 Personal Money Management
- FIN 305 Investment Management
- FIN 311 Financial Markets and Institutions
- FIN 331 International Finance
- FIN 335 Risk Management
Related Electives (9 credits)
- ECO 421 Applied Econometrics
- FIN 492 Finance Internship
- ACC, BUS, ECO, FIN, HRM, MGT, MIS or MKT courses, 300-level or above not already required or included in the Business Core or Required Major Courses above
Required Minor/Certificate (12 credits*)
- Students select one of the following minors or certificates: Accounting, Economics, Forensic Accounting, Human Resource Management, Management, Management Information Systems or Marketing or the Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship or Certificate in Spanish for Business. Students may select a different minor or certificate, with the approval of their adviser, in which case the 9 credits of Related Electives may be fulfilled with courses required for the minor.
* These minors are 21 credits; however, 9 of these credits are required in the “Business Core Courses” above. The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate requires 15 credits; however, 3 credits are included in the major courses above.
Note: All students must complete a special experience course, a laboratory course and two writing-intensive courses.
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/finance-degree/index.aspx